I went to Stony Valley today. It was cool. I did 30 miles on the Diamondback. The trail isn’t in all it’s scenic glory just yet, there still aren’t any leaves on the trees.

_{The Trail}

I was only about a mile in when a flock (gaggle?) of about 20 wild turkeys flew over my head. That was pretty cool.

_{My bike from the perspective of a turkey}

I had to stop to let some air out of the tires. The gravel road was vibrating my bike and bouncing me all over.

_{Pit Stop}

I came up on this pond/wetlands kind of place. Two ducks flew away before I could take their picture. I think they were Mallards, but thier wings were a funny shade of blue.

_{There were ducks here a minute ago.}

Going 30 miles on a fire road is alot harder than going 30 miles on pavement. I was ready to celebrate every milestone. Crossing the county line calls for heavy metal devil horn fingers.

_{Welcome to Lebanon County.}

One of the nice (and kind of unsettling) things about this valley is that there is absolutely no cell phone service.

_{Nobody’s Home}

The turn around point at the Appalachian Trail crossing wasn’t nearly as photogenic as I had hoped, so no picture of that, but I did stop to party when I came back into Dauphin County.

_{Welcome to Dauphin County.}

You can’t go for a bike ride on this trail without pointing out that the army wants to make this place into an artillery range. Fuck that.

http://savestonyvalley.com/

The Ents are wearing signs of protest, too.

_Help!